R22 Refrigerant is Being Phased Out

Last summer we told you about the R22 phase out and with summer approaching, Jack Nelson Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning wanted to remind you of your choices.

RECAP:

If you have an AC system installed prior to 2010, it likely uses R22 refrigerant, which is what causes the air coming from your air conditioner to be cool and comfortable. The EPA began phasing out R22 refrigerant in recent years because it was compounding the depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer.

Beginning in 2010, the manufacturing and importing of R22 was prohibited and by 2020, R22 will essentially no longer be allowed.

HIGHLIGHTS:

R22 refrigerant is no longer produced in North America.

You can purchase recycled R22 now for existing AC equipment that use this specific refrigerant.

The cost of R22 is going up because of the dropping supply, and will no longer be available for use at all by 2020.

GOT IT? GOOD! SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

If your air conditioner was produced after January 2010, the R22 refrigerant phase-out probably doesn’t apply to you. However, if your air conditioner was manufactured before January 2010, you have a couple options:

1) Purchase an upgraded, more environmentally-friendly system, which can use the approved A/C refrigerant.

2) Call an expert to replace the parts in your current AC equipment to help make it compatible with approved air conditioner refrigerant. Understand, though, this is not recommended because it could nullify your warranty(ies).

3) Keep using recycled R22 until 2020.

READY TO BE DONE WITH IT?

If you don’t want to have to worry about the issue of your refrigerant being phased-out, or you don’t want to stress about the rising costs of said refrigerant, or you just want to improve the environment with a non-ozone destroying refrigerant, call Jack Nelson Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning today and we’ll come out and provide you a complimentary in-home estimate on a new air conditioning system, just in time for spring!

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